Assistant Project Manager

Company Description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure –
Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure -
Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities to support the UMON 6 Progamme.

The succesful candidate will work closely with the Northumbrian Water Project Manager to assist with the following:

1. Delivery Coordination & Planning Support

The role will:

• Maintain the master uMon6 installation programme, tracking site readiness, install dates, and completion status
• Coordinate with contractors, operations, and IDS teams to confirm access, sequencing, and dependencies
• Proactively chase actions and resolve basic scheduling conflicts before escalation to PM level

2. Contractor & Documentation Management

The role will:

• Collate and manage contractor documentation (RAMS, permits, site packs, MCERTS)
• Ensure required documentation is in place ahead of installations
• Maintain a clear audit trail of approvals and changes

3. Asset & Data Handover Assurance

The role will:

• Coordinate post-install data handover checks (asset ID, telemetry configuration, commissioning status)
• Ensure uMon6 assets are correctly registered and linked across relevant asset data
• Flag missing or inconsistent data for resolution

4. Performance Tracking & Reporting

The role will:

• Maintain accurate delivery trackers feeding Power BI dashboards
• Update SharePoint with current programme data
• Produce routine progress updates and exception reports

5. Governance, RAID & Action Management

The role will:

• Maintain the programme RAID log, tracking actions and mitigations
• Capture and circulate meeting actions and decisions
• Monitor overdue actions and prompt owners

6. Stakeholder & Interface Support

The role will:

• Act as a consistent coordination point between PMs, Ops, and contractors
• Support preparation of briefing packs and updates
• Reduce ad-hoc requests landing with PMs

Qualifications

Strong Organisational Skills.

Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite.

Experienced in Microsoft Project or similar programme software preferred.

Able to self motivate and manage own work proactively.

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